General Commentits great in one version I have in the middle he just stops in the middle of "I'M THIINNKKINNG look you know I'll start again I'll start again...its no its just the fact you know going through it I mean if you if we could cut...*goes back to singing*"
I think I will try to find the meaning soon I do enjoy the song but like most Syd songs its a pain in the ass to understand the meaning

General CommentI think its about a guy who's about to fall and no one really notices and even after he dies he's still hanging there but no one notices thus
" Tom was the undergroud
hold you tighter so close, yes you are
please hold on to the steel rail"
"skeleton kissed to the steel rail"

and I guess the dude who could help him well he's too busy wallowing to do anything

I kind of think that this is a continuation of Octopus. With the steel rail, something you would find on rides in fair. This carnival imagery is in both songs, and with that I think this song is about people whom dealt Syd his acid. And how he needs to keep a strong relation with these people to keep on getting what he wants.

General Commentfun fun song, but theres something desperately insane and tragic about(at least when he sings on one syllable). the kind of song that has you laughing in tears when youre on the verge of a breakdown. to me the lyrics seem more like free association with whatever vibe hes got going in his head. possibly a collection of fragments of memory that he sees fits. although some of the lyrics seem intentional and premeditated, especially all the references to the steel rail. whether he made them up on the spot or wrote them before hand, theyre absolutely fantastic, especially the steel rail and gotta write her a letter lines.

General CommentThe line "she's a mean go-getter" reminds me of the other song, The Beatles' "Mean Mr. Mustard" because there is "she never stops, she's a go-getter", you can read the lyrics. But Syd sings also about Pamela - this name appears in "Mean Mr. Mustard" and "Polythene Pam" (Beatles' songs) as well! Wasn't he influenced by The Beatles?

@naftalina the beatles and pink floyd recorded at the same time Floyd Piper, Beatles Pepper. I believe they were both influenced by one another the bands that is. they were in separate recording studios in the same session. Interesting Huh? to great albums recorded at the same time same place

General CommentIt's not 'all the fives crock henrietta' it's 'All the guys GROK Henrietta' which is a Robert Heinlein reference. And the mean go getter is from "mean Mr Mustard" by the Beatles, which refers to 'Pam' who here is 'Pamela'. You Grok?